The Diet Cure
by Julia Ross
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Author: Julia RossEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-05-01
ISBN: 0140286527
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Ex Bread Addict
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a month into this diet. I found this book while looking for something to fix my hypoglycemia and bread addiction. I was eating almost constantly and never feeling full. I could stuff myself with other food, but if I didn't eat bread or pizza, and every hour or two, I would feel hungry and would be a complete jerk to anyone around me in my blood sugar madness. My friends all knew this, made arrangements have bread or pizza around, and called me the Queen of Carbohydrates. I'm about 35 lbs overweight, but that was not my concern, getting control of my life back was.
I looked up bread addiction and ended up finding this book. I didn't believe the author when she said I could eat like a normal person in a few days, but this book was the only place that seemed to address my specific problem. She referred to people like me as "dough junkies" which unfortunately seemed pretty accurate, and laid out a plan of treatment. She wrote about this illness as if she had seen it a million times. (Turns out, she has.) Since I had no other option, I went out and bought the Glucobalance and other supplements she recommended. (That's a whole lot of supplements, btw. It's been completely worth not only the expense in money, but in time spent putting together little pill bags. Yes, *that* many supplements.)
I quit eating bread in a couple days. I just didn't need it. I slipped a couple times after I started a high stress job and forgot to take my supplements and my coworkers ordered pizza, but I can't remember the last time I had bread or pizza now. It's been weeks. My family and my boyfriend didn't even believe me when I told them I hadn't had any bread for weeks. Even when it's on the table, it's not that hard to avoid.
I should emphasize that Diet Cure doesn't cut out carbs entirely. In fact, I have to remember to eat them now because I get so full on eggs or meat and veggies. I usually have corn tortillas or some potatoes.
I can't say I've lost a lot of weight, but that may be due to an adrenal condition. I'm still waiting for my results to come back on my adrenal tests. But I'm absolutely amazed by the change in my diet. I never would have thought it was possible. I am so grateful to be able to eat meals several hours apart without turning into a raging low blood sugar monster. My life is not lived around eating every couple hours. I also feel a lot better (less depressed, more energy) which doesn't surprise me since I've lived almost exclusively on white flour and tomato sauce for the last two and a half decades. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say.
If you are a sugar or dough junkie, give this a try. If you are an alcoholic, you owe it to yourself to give this a try. Her clinic sees all three types of addicts and treats them similarly, from what I read. If it does not work in the first week, it may not be for you. I can tell you that it is certainly working for me.
Summary of The Diet Cure
The highly successful individualized program that treats the underlying causes of overeating and ends food cravings in 24 hours--naturallyFor the more than eighty million Americans who diet regularly--and without success--this amazing new program, based on ten years of proven clinical results, offers a revolutionary approach to nutrition that can safely curb your cravings and make you feel better in less than twenty-four hours. The Diet Cure begins with an 8-Step Quick Symptom Questionnaire that helps readers identify their unique underlying biochemical imbalances, such as depleted brain chemistry caused by too much dieting, hormonal irregularities, blood-sugar swings, food allergies, thyroid dysfunction, and a deficiency of "good" fats. Then it provides targeted strategies and nutritional guidelines to correct those imbalances, along with meal plans, tasty recipes, and inspiring case histories. Using amino acids to jump-start the program, readers create a safe, customized, easy-to-follow plan to end their food obsessions and attain their ideal healthy weight for good.
"The Diet Cure is an amazing book, filled with wisdom, experience, and practical advice. Nutrients, amino acids, and dietary interventions will become a much larger part of what physicians use in the twenty-first century. This book will help lead the way."--Daniel G. Amen, M.D., author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
For most health books, the word cure in the title is a definite sign to steer clear. The Diet Cure is a refreshing exception. Author Julia Ross has the unusual job description of "nutritional psychologist," which means that she works with people to eradicate food cravings, addictions, and eating disorders (including overeating). The gist of The Diet Cure plan is that food allergies, hormonal irregularities, blood sugar swings, and thyroid dysfunction, among other factors, cause biochemical imbalances that lead to food addiction and weight gain, and that these problems can usually be lessened or eradicated with the proper diet and supplements.
To be sure, most of these health problems ought to be diagnosed by a medical professional, but they often get overlooked because their symptoms can be numerous and vague (fatigue, depression, inability to concentrate). They're not easily diagnosed by the common managed-care tests (such as the TSH, or thyroid-stimulating hormone, blood test; Ross advises several more specific tests if a thyroid problem is suspected). Ross's questionnaires, worksheets, and profiles of case studies from her 10 years of clinical experience will enable you to determine what may be the hidden causes that sabotage your weight-loss efforts.
Ross's book should be lauded for its educational tone. She warns of the dangers of zinc and vitamin B1 deficiencies, two common problems found in chronic dieters, along with protein and fat deficiencies and adrenal exhaustion (which is particularly common in caffeine fiends). She rails against the most popular diet programs, including the Zone, the Atkins Diet, and even Weight Watchers, for (among other things) their ignorance of food allergies such as grains, dairy products, and sugar. For those whom Ross terms, perhaps frighteningly, sugar addicts or "recreational sugar users," she suggests an amino-acid and fish-oil supplement plan to curb sugar cravings and aid weight loss. Many of her patients over the past decade testify in the book that their environmental allergies and weight-loss problems disappeared after they cut sugar from their diets.
Ross's suggestions may seem radical to many primary-care physicians; her approach to health and weight loss definitely takes a holistic approach. She does, however, back up her suggestions and plan with references to medical studies, along with dozens of print and online resources on finding a nutritionist, naturopathic physician, holistic M.D., and testing labs (many of them mail-order). This is one diet that Americans in particular ought to pay attention to.
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